WILSONVILLE, Ore. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 20, 2009 —
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:
MENT), today announced that Fujitsu Kyushu
Network Technologies Limited (Fujitsu QNET) has chosen the
Catapult®
C Synthesis tool for use in its design tool environment to implement
complex algorithms in hardware that were previously processed by a
processor implemented on LSI. Fujitsu’s growing expertise with the
Catapult C tool is also a key enabler in the expansion of their design
services business.

Fujitsu QNET was able to dramatically cut power consumption by using the
Catapult C Synthesis tool to create a dedicated hardware accelerator for
mobile voice processing algorithm versus running in software. The
resulting silicon implementation yielded a reduction in power
consumption of 83%. This was made possible by the ability of the
Catapult C tool to find the optimal trade-off between power, performance
and area, in this case, implementing a design satisfying voice
performance requirements while running at a lower clock frequency than
the previous implementation using a processor.

Fujitsu QNET is also expanding its use to a host of application areas
including image authentication and wireless processing systems. Fujitsu
QNET is now aiming to deliver significant performance improvements to
its image recognition systems by accelerating features previously
processed on dedicated DSPs and implementing them in custom hardware.
The Catapult C tool’s ability to synthesize high-performance RTL from
its original C programs is a key enabler for Fujitsu QNET to create
differentiated products.

Based on the depth of knowledge and experience they gained through the
production use of the Catapult C Synthesis tool, Fujitsu QNET plans to
provide their customers with a greater value and development efficiency
through their design service business.

“Fujitsu QNET was able to reduce power consumption and improve design
performance of our LSI by implementing the RTL circuit from ANSI C++
program that describes complex algorithm, and Catapult C Synthesis was a
key tool in achieving our success,” said Mr. Hiroaki Yamashita, Manager,
Development Division of Fujitsu QNET. “By the results we’ve seen and the
experience we’ve gained, we believe we can help our customers achieve
higher performance and higher added value in their system development,
and significantly reduce development cost and time to market.”

“We are impressed with Fujitsu QNET’s application of the Catapult C
technology in their design flow, and their knowledge and experience in
IC design and ESL methodologies, especially in C-synthesis,” said Simon
Bloch, Vice President and General Manager of Mentor Graphics Design and
Synthesis Division. “As companies deploy high-level synthesis, we are
seeing steady and accelerated adoption of Catapult C given its ability
to synthesize both algorithmic and control blocks and balance excellent
results across power/area/performance.”

About Catapult

The Catapult C Synthesis tool is the first product to automatically
generate control and algorithmic RTL multi-block designs from a pure
ANSI C++ source where both the core algorithm and interface are untimed.
This productivity improvement gives designers time and freedom to
automatically perform detailed design exploration of different
micro-architectural options and interface scenarios to quickly achieve
fully optimized hardware designs. For more information, including
whitepapers, datasheets and product demos on the Catapult C Synthesis
tool, please visit
http://www.mentor.com/esl.

About Mentor Graphics

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:
MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world’s most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981,
the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $850
million and employs approximately 4,450 people worldwide. Corporate
headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site:
http://www.mentor.com/.

(Mentor Graphics and Catapult are registered trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)